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Thoughts on Bubba?

Tr1nity
Tr1nity Member Posts: 5,047
in Polls

Ya know, The Cannibal.

Thoughts on Bubba? 51 votes

Overpowered (Killer Main)
0%
Just fine (Killer Main)
13%
Dramzar_Myersdugmanxtr4meNoOneKnowsNova[Deleted User]ThatOneDemoPlayermicroppman 7 votes
Underpowered (Killer Main)
3%
GlamourousLeviathangetuy45u4iu 2 votes
Overpowered (Survivor Main)
0%
Just Fine (Survivor Main)
17%
brokedownpalaceCashelP14Pepsidot[Deleted User]CluelesshilapastaGarlicRiceRekLawSadakoWellWater 9 votes
Underpowered (Surv Main)
0%
Overpowered (Both)
7%
Predatedlifenotfound582zeestealthyfoxCeilingfen 4 votes
Just Fine (Both)
31%
AhoyWolfCornpopers_EvanInsaneCoasterWarcrafter4[Deleted User]ThePolicekaskaderFobboGhouled_MojoWishIcouldmainBasementDwellerAurelleCowabungaDudeBothSidesEnjoyerSmoeconnor_clarke03 16 votes
Underpowered (Both)
1%
Gibberish 1 vote
Haha Funny Basement Man
23%
TapeKnotSakurraCrazyMarcChurchofPigBoobaGannTM_NIGHTMARE_TheHunter2529HaunterofShadowshailxsatanxeveryxdayMaekShiftBeatsBanger_Dangle 12 votes

Comments

  • dugman
    dugman Member Posts: 9,713
    Just fine (Killer Main)

    I haven't seen any evidence that Bubba is overpowered. He's great in a chase, and he's one of the only killers that can force a trade at a hook in the endgame if he gets rushed by survivors, but otherwise he has no map movement ability and no stealth to get close to survivors before a chase starts. My guess is he's above average but not "overpowered".

  • Shaped
    Shaped Member Posts: 5,906

    B tier imo but just because he can secure a kill.

  • Aurelle
    Aurelle Member Posts: 3,611
    Just Fine (Both)

    He's fine as he is, but he can be a little annoying to face sometimes.

  • ChurchofPig
    ChurchofPig Member Posts: 2,769
    Haha Funny Basement Man

    But for real, he feels balanced. The only thing that's rough when it comes to Bubba is he's fairly boring to face. Although I'm not going to be one of those people that's going to be like "Nerf plz because killer is boring to face." I've never understood that reasoning and think it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Like @Pet_The_Lizards said, he has great strengths and great weaknesses. It really just depends on if the Bubba you're facing knows what they're doing.

  • AGM
    AGM Member Posts: 806

    He's mostly fine as is, but I'd definitely appreciate some kind of anti hook camping mechanic, like 50% slower chainsaw charge time when 16m or closer to a hooked survivor, or something like that. Other than that he's a pretty fun killer for both sides.

  • GarlicRice
    GarlicRice Member Posts: 118
    Just Fine (Survivor Main)

    I hate Bubba (looking at all you insidious basement and general face camping Bubba's) ¬.¬ but he is fine as he is.

  • Gibberish
    Gibberish Member Posts: 1,063
    edited January 2022
    Underpowered (Both)

    He's not -garbage- or anything, but he definitely could use some improvements.

  • Ceilingfen
    Ceilingfen Member Posts: 3
    Overpowered (Both)

    only thing that makes him powerful is camping killers, other than that I think he's pretty alright. Just, wish he was a lot more fun to go against lol (and with my jolts and shaky hands, I can't play him well anyways so I don't bother)

  • Sakurra
    Sakurra Member Posts: 1,046
    edited January 2022
    Haha Funny Basement Man

    He's kinda weak at chases and he's good at camping-proxycamping. This is sad. So I don't think he's balanced.

  • Booba
    Booba Member Posts: 62
    Haha Funny Basement Man

    My heart is filled with joy whenever I play against him, no matter his playstyle! 😍

  • Predated
    Predated Member Posts: 2,976
    Overpowered (Both)

    Thing is, Bubba has a weird mix where he is 99% fine and 1% straight up broken.

    1. Overall, his chasing capabilities are fine. I'd say 3 stacks is a bit much considering he already gains distance with 1.5 charges, meaning 2 charges roughly equals the same distance as a lunge and 3 stacks is effectively a lunge+coup de grace but being an instadown.
    2. The fact that it's very easy to avoid his tantrum in close quarters by simply turning your camera slightly away from the wall is a bit odd, especially considering its an instadown and you can move equally fast in all angles. You'd expect that close quarters, its harder for Bubba to instadown. Making number 1 slightly an issue.
    3. The fact that he can facecamp no problem with no real reprocussions in public games(yeah, against SWF or if he happened to hook someone with Kindred, there are reprocussions, otherwise, its a free kill that might lead into a free multikill).

    1 would be completely fine if it wasnt for 2. And 3 isnt ever really fine except for the EGC.

    If Bubba was faster if he runs straight ahead and (slightly) slower if he runs somewhat sideways, 2 would also be fine, making only 3 an issue.

    Overall, if you have a Bubba that uses his chainsaw to eat pallets quickly in close quarters and doesnt facecamp with insidious, he's a really rewarding killer, but it's pretty much 2 scenario's that are used too often and too easily that are not. The fact that other killers who had a similar capability has had those capabilities addressed, while Bubba and Billy both didnt have a revisit to iron out the things that were too weak or too strong, is mindboggling at this point.

    And you might argue that on average he's fine since he averages 2k's. But if you can freely facecamp and guarantuee 1 kill in public games without any indication to teammates that you are being camped, let alone that people are often so bored of being facecamped that they suicide and effectively punish their entire team because of a Bubba facecamping. That's not the way this game was intended to be played. Being hooked first should never mean death. Yet Bubba can make it mean death.